Here’s how wind turbines work: wind turns the blades around a shaft inside the turbine, which spins a generator. Energy then travels through cables under the seabed and connects to an offshore substation, and then to a power station on land. https://cbsn.ws/3pYVxDL | 60 Minutes

Every 24 hours wind generates enough kinetic energy to produce roughly 35 times more electricity than humanity uses each day. How can we harness this incredible amount of energy, and is it possible to create a world powered entirely by wind? | TED-Ed